CS8, Area all-star players to clash in annual Baseball Classic

Some of the area's top high school baseball talent will converge on Lincoln Land Community College's Claude Kracik Field for the 28th annual Baseball Classic Tuesday evening.

The nine-inning game is scheduled for 6 p.m. on the LLCC campus.

The event features all-star teams representing the Central State Eight Conference and the Area. It includes players for all high school grade levels.

The Area leads the all-time series 25-22 after the CS8 took a 7-2 victory last year at Kracik Field. Springfield High's Austin Alderman, who went 2-for-4 with a triple and

a run scored for the CS8, was named Most Valuable Player. Alderman, now an SHS senior, is back on the CS8 roster for Tuesday's game.

Pleasant Plains' Dave Greer and Auburn's Tom Meyers will serve as coaches for the Area team. Rochester's Matt Carlson will serve as the CS8 head coach, and he'll be assisted by Springfield High's Jim Steinwart and Southeast's Brad Leininger.

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